News from March 26. The NBA named LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of the Week for the week ending March 25. Aldridge averaged 34.8 points and 9.3 rebounds as San Antonio went 3-1. James averaged 34.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 11 assists as Cleveland went 4-0. Chicago signed Sean Kilpatrick and released C.J. Fair. New Orleans signed Larry Drew to a 2nd 10-day contract. Philadelphia released James Young. Boston activated Marcus Morris. Charlotte activated Nicolas Batum and placed Mangok Mathiang and Marcus Paige on IL. Denver activated Juan Hernangomez and placed Kenneth Faried on IL. The LA Lakers activated Channing Frye and placed Luol Deng (sprained left ankle) and Isaiah Thomas (sore right hip) on IL. Memphis activated Chandler Parsons and placed Ivan Rabb (right heel) and Demetrius Jackson on IL. Miami activated Aaron Brooks and placed Cole Aldrich (ill) and Derrick Rose (sprained right ankle) on IL. New York activated Isaiah Hicks and placed Kyle O'Quinn (strained left hip) on IL. Philadelphia activated Markell Fultz and Jerryd Bayless and placed Justin Anderson on IL. Phoenix activated Alan Williams and Danuel House and placed Devin Booker (sprained right hand) on IL. Stats Leaders Points James Harden (Hou) 30.7 Anthony Davis (NO) 28.2 LeBron James (Cle) 27.5 Rebounds Andre Drummond (Det) 15.9 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 15.4 Dwight Howard (Cha) 12.4 Assists Russell Westbrook (OKC) 10.2 LeBron James (Cle) 9.1 James Harden (Hou) 8.7 Bos 102, Pho 94 at Pho Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 23 points including 10-18 FG and 6 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Marcus Morris (Bos) had 20 points including 6-8 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 6 rebounds. Tyler Ulis (Pho) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Mem 101, Min 93 at Min JaMychal Green (Mem) had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Wayne Selden (Mem) had 23 points including 9-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 3 steals. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Taj Gibson (Min) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Karl Anthony-Towns (Min) had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks. Jeff Teague (Min) had 25 points including 10-10 FT and 7 assists. Mem out-scored Min 23-11 in the 4th quarter. Mem shot 6-9 FG and Min shot 19-24 FT. Phi 123, Den 104 at Phi Robert Covington (Phi) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Dario Saric (Phi) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 13 rebounds. J.J. Redick (Phi) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Will Barton (Den) had 25 points including 5-8 3-pointers. Paul Millsap (Den) had 16 points including 6-11 FT and 9 rebounds. Phi out-scored Den 34-15 in the 3rd quarter. Det 112, LAL 106 at Det Reggie Jackson (Det) had 20 points and 5 rebounds. Andre Drummond (Det) had 15 points including 5-16 FG and 18 rebounds. Blake Griffin (Det) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Julius Randle (LAL) had 23 points including 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Lonzo Ball (LAL) had 15 points on 7-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Cha 137, NY 128 OT at Cha Dwight Howard (Cha) had 23 points including 9-15 FG, 13 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 31 points including 4-12 3-pointers and 7 assists. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Michael Beasley (NY) had 27 points and 8 rebounds. Trey Burke (NY) had 42 points including 19-31 FG and 12 assists. Cha out-scored NY 20-11 in overtime. Cha shot 24-28 FT and NY shot 11-11 FT. Emmanuel Mudiay (NY, ill) did not play. Schedule for Tuesday, March 27 (All times Central) San Antonio at Washington 6:00 pm Denver at Toronto 6:30 pm Cleveland at Miami 7:00 pm TNT Chicago at Houston 7:00 pm Portland at New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas at Sacramento 9:00 pm Indiana at Golden State 9:30 pm Milwaukee at LA Clippers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Wednesday, March 28 (All times Central) Cleveland at Charlotte 6:00 pm NBATV Brooklyn at Orlando 6:00 pm New York at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Portland at Memphis 7:00 pm Atlanta at Minnesota 7:00 pm Boston at Utah 8:30 pm ESPN LA Clippers at Phoenix 9:00 pm Dallas at LA Lakers 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html